David Stein
107 Segment Type Specimen Book, 2024
Hand-bound book, sewn binding, spray-painted stencils
8 x 10 x 1 in
20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm
20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm
1/1, Edition of 3
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Segmented displays on clocks and calculators are typefaces of compromise. With only 8 segments, they are barely legibly. One NYC Subway display goes for the opposite approach: maximalism, its 107...
Segmented displays on clocks and calculators are typefaces of compromise. With only 8 segments, they are barely legibly. One NYC Subway display goes for the opposite approach: maximalism, its 107 segments a charming hodgepodge of bold blocks, soft curves, and dozens of triangles and trapezoids.
I stenciled a type specimen book of this font, rendering the alphabet,
numbers, abstracted letters, and a free improvisation within this matrix of segments.
I stenciled a type specimen book of this font, rendering the alphabet,
numbers, abstracted letters, and a free improvisation within this matrix of segments.